Personalised Number Plates
Personalised Number Plates
I don't get them at all, appears to be an ego trip to me, those that have them may have good reasons and of course that's fine. Don't they also cost £500 ?
Wonder what the motivation is to advertise your initials/name ?
Disclaimer - BFC plates are exempt from any criticism at all and are absolutely fine by me !
Wonder what the motivation is to advertise your initials/name ?
Disclaimer - BFC plates are exempt from any criticism at all and are absolutely fine by me !
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Totally agree. Don't really understand those plates where they are using numbers for letters and probably nobody (other than themselves) knows what the name is supposed to be!
PS - I understand D1CK.
PS - I understand D1CK.
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They are a bit of fun but largely just vanity. Some are funny though. People like to pass them off as an investment but in reality they don’t become an investment unless your spending thousands.
I don’t mind them but when people change bits of them, add black screws in as dots and spell out their name in a dodgy sort of way it really looks like your taking it too far. Even worse if they are those awful raised letters plates.
I don’t mind them but when people change bits of them, add black screws in as dots and spell out their name in a dodgy sort of way it really looks like your taking it too far. Even worse if they are those awful raised letters plates.
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Totally pointless but each to their own I guess. But what’s the crack with people who have the model of their car on their number plate? How daft is that.
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Don't be having a go at my S4 XO1 plate you lippy ****.
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Completely stupid regardless IMO. But like I say, each to their own.Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:58 pmCompletely stupid unless you plan to keep the car forever!
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And I can't understand anyone complaining about someone else having one. I've got two BFC plates so there
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SAXO, Hmmm, Saxo used to post on here a while back, or was it the 'other' place...TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:00 pmDon't be having a go at my S4 XO1 plate you lippy ****.
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Also got some BFC ones. They were £250 so hardly broke the bank either.
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I had a BFC plate for 14 years, I let it go with the car when I sold it earlier this year.
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I thought you’d moved!gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:43 pmI had a BFC plate for 14 years, I let it go with the car when I sold it earlier this year.
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Re: Personalised Number Plates
I changed my name by deed poll to a mixture of Polish, Bulgarian and Finnish.
Far cheaper
Far cheaper
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All revenue from their sale by DVLA goes to the Treasury so if people want to spend money on them it benefits us all !
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They can be purchased for just a couple hundred quid, sometimes even less.
It's just a vanity thing, I don't see it any different to when people "name" their house.
I think JCB buy up any that have JCB on them, which annoys my cousin who has the same initials
People who have one to match the vehicle model will pay more, but again it's vanity and if they've got the money...
I always laugh at what's a normal plate but the numbers/letters have been spaced differently so it looks like a private plate, shame the normal coppers don't bother stopping those cars, it's illegal to do that to normal plates.
It's just a vanity thing, I don't see it any different to when people "name" their house.
I think JCB buy up any that have JCB on them, which annoys my cousin who has the same initials
People who have one to match the vehicle model will pay more, but again it's vanity and if they've got the money...
I always laugh at what's a normal plate but the numbers/letters have been spaced differently so it looks like a private plate, shame the normal coppers don't bother stopping those cars, it's illegal to do that to normal plates.
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Nope, still here, just driving a different car.
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Did it to try and throw . a curved ball.
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Always seemed utterly pointless to me. Like personalising your NI number or VIN plate
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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:55 pmI always laugh at what's a normal plate but the numbers/letters have been spaced differently so it looks like a private plate, shame the normal coppers don't bother stopping those cars, it's illegal to do that to normal plates.
It’s the people who don’t understand number plates are normally in the structure CC55 CCC and get the idea that it says their name when it advertises to everyone else that their car is older than it is. That’s another thing I don’t like, people hiding the age of their car with them.
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Wouldn't motorists driving such cars be pulled over by the Plod and receive a fixed penalty fine?Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:57 pmThey are a bit of fun but largely just vanity. Some are funny though. People like to pass them off as an investment but in reality they don’t become an investment unless your spending thousands.
I don’t mind them but when people change bits of them, add black screws in as dots and spell out their name in a dodgy sort of way it really looks like your taking it too far. Even worse if they are those awful raised letters plates.
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In fairness, a number plate is actually visible a lot of the time. I can’t say I have ever looked at someone’s NI number as I walk past them.claret2018 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:07 pmAlways seemed utterly pointless to me. Like personalising your NI number or VIN plate
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When we last changed cars I wanted to get POO2 YOU as a new number plate but my wife put her foot down.
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In Florida you can pick your own plate or just take what comes. No cost except about an extra $20 a year on the equivalent of road tax
Needless to say I have CLARETS
Needless to say I have CLARETS
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Personalisation. Nothing wrong with them although someone would spend over 10k on one I’m not sure. Why have alloy wheels and extra trim on the car ?
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They all look like W5NK3R to me.
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I'm not sure why personalised number plates should bother anyone.
If I was to have one (I don't), the one I would choose costs the standard £250.
I vaguely remember when John Gregory was Aston Villa manager he paid about £30k for V1 LLA.
If I was to have one (I don't), the one I would choose costs the standard £250.
I vaguely remember when John Gregory was Aston Villa manager he paid about £30k for V1 LLA.
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Can't personalise a VIN, not legally anywayclaret2018 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:07 pmAlways seemed utterly pointless to me. Like personalising your NI number or VIN plate
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I have had K90BFC,for over 20yrs,To Me,Kev,90minuets,Burnley Football Club,that is why I bought it and loved it,nobody else would be bothered,but I love it !g
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I bought the wife one for Xmas many years ago. With part of the plate being SUE . Cost me £650 about 5 years ago recently had it valued at £5.5k which is not a bad return in five years
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Was that an offer or a valuation? I’d be surprised if someone would pay that, although maybe suited to a litigation solicitor.
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Lots of these knocking round Colne Rd spelling out the names of the driver screaming around in their beemers (also used to hide the fact that some are old cos you know... it'd be cooler if people thought it might be a newer one innit).
Walked past a convertible Merc in Rawtenstall last week that had somethign like BO55 V1 on it or something.
I don't mind them ordinarily, and you do see a lot of the BFC ones around - as well as other teams like LFC or EFC if you're in scouseland, however there's no doubt that some of the ones about could be loosely translated to BELLEND
Walked past a convertible Merc in Rawtenstall last week that had somethign like BO55 V1 on it or something.
I don't mind them ordinarily, and you do see a lot of the BFC ones around - as well as other teams like LFC or EFC if you're in scouseland, however there's no doubt that some of the ones about could be loosely translated to BELLEND
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You've overthought this.gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:38 pmSAXO, Hmmm, Saxo used to post on here a while back, or was it the 'other' place...
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Aren't the raised letters being introduced now for better recognition on anpr cameras etc?
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The most enjoyment I've ever had on a football message board (Preston board) was when Saxo was threatening to come to Nelson to smash my face in.gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:38 pmSAXO, Hmmm, Saxo used to post on here a while back, or was it the 'other' place...
We even convinced him that folk were following him around a supermarket (can't remember which one) and staking out his house in white transit vans.
Footymad was great back then.
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I've had BURNLEY in Wisconsin, Texas and currently Kansas...and make no apology for it!
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LoooolBelial wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:32 pmLots of these knocking round Colne Rd spelling out the names of the driver screaming around in their beemers (also used to hide the fact that some are old cos you know... it'd be cooler if people thought it might be a newer one innit).
Walked past a convertible Merc in Rawtenstall last week that had somethign like BO55 V1 on it or something.
I don't mind them ordinarily, and you do see a lot of the BFC ones around - as well as other teams like LFC or EFC if you're in scouseland, however there's no doubt that some of the ones about could be loosely translated to BELLEND
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I have my business name as mine, I find it handy more than anything, cost about £200, a bit a marketing cost, had it on a few vehicles over 10 years or so.
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I've got s66 bfc it was a 50th birthday present
It saves having to remember new registrations
Now ime 62
It saves having to remember new registrations
Now ime 62
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You say that, but coincidentally, the firm that I worked for had an estate to deal with which had a plate "LAW 1" to sell and couldn't get a decent offer for it.
The plate was worth more than the car in theory, but we found that timing was more important. There are knobs out there that want knobish numberplate to help with their lookatmeism, but you then need them to want it at the right time. Why would they be looking when they already have KN 013 on their BMW already?
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In the 1970’s the Burnley mayor had HG1 on the official car. The plate was offered to Hughie Green for £50,000 but he didn’t buy it.
I’m waiting for the young posters to ask “who is Hughie Green?”
I’m waiting for the young posters to ask “who is Hughie Green?”
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If I'm on a long journey I keep my attention by doing anagrams of car number plates that pass by thus I'm very interested in personal plates. One of the best I've seen was on the M6 northbound and I think Arsenal were the visitors to the Turf. It was a sporty looking Merc with a red and white Gooners scarf in the back window with the reg 505 EXY. They had changed it slightly to 50 5EXY which I thought was clever and amusing.
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My thoughts too. I don't have a personalised plate, but I've no issue with folks who do. However I definitely think SOME are illegal the way they've been arranged and plod should be hotter on them, especially if it throws speed cameras etc off their scent.
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Didn't they try similar mid 90s with Hugh Grant after the success of 4 Weddings?LoveCurryPies wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:50 amIn the 1970’s the Burnley mayor had HG1 on the official car. The plate was offered to Hughie Green for £50,000 but he didn’t buy it.
I’m waiting for the young posters to ask “who is Hughie Green?”
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Moving the letters about illegally or using illegal fonts is just tacky IMO. These are often on cars with heavily blacked out windows. Using initials and names with standard lettering looks fine as do business names for promotion. There are quite a few outside Turf Moor including Barry Kilby’s which I think looks good. I’m sure some on here would like to tell him and some of the players it looks knobbish ?
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Why do you need to keep the car forever, I've had one 16 years and every other year when I buy a new car I transfer it for a fee of around 80 quid, I bought my plate for around 200 quid and it's now valued around 7k.Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:58 pmCompletely stupid unless you plan to keep the car forever!
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You can change your name by deed poll for £42.50. I'm changing my name to DG12 LHJ so that it matches my number plate.
Much cheaper than buying a personalised number plate!
Much cheaper than buying a personalised number plate!
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Who's Hughie GreenLoveCurryPies wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:50 amIn the 1970’s the Burnley mayor had HG1 on the official car. The plate was offered to Hughie Green for £50,000 but he didn’t buy it.
I’m waiting for the young posters to ask “who is Hughie Green?”
Doesn't Jimmy Tarbuck own COM 1C
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Snap I bought mine in 2001 ... it cost £220 and is valued around £4k now. Its been on 2 motorbikes and 3 cars and like has been said no need to try and remember a new numberplate now